Aquasteel

Couldn't agree more, John, I live 150mtrs from the sea in East Yorks and you need eyes in your backside where the metal moth is concerned...almost a full time job!!!!

gusthegorilla wrote: Couldn't agree more, John, I live 150mtrs from the sea in East Yorks and you need eyes in your backside where the metal moth is concerned...almost a full time job!!!!

The way that salt lies under the rust makes me think that the atmosphere was laden with it and lands on the metalwork like a fog hits your windscreen. :dry: And then it sticks. :blink: This workhorse is now put out to pasture in the lovely Birmingham atmosphere. :laugh:

My jim spent most of its life in Christchurch, but most of the rust is located around welds & fixings rather than flat surfaces, except for the rear floor area which is not unlike your car John, except its not as deep . I found the Kurust / Hammerite combination covered very well, however I did pre-clean with an aerosol of brake cleaner which is an excellent surface preparation

virginian wrote: My jim spent most of its life in Christchurch, but most of the rust is located around welds & fixings rather than flat surfaces, except for the rear floor area which is not unlike your car John, except its not as deep . I found the Kurust / Hammerite combination covered very well, however I did pre-clean with an aerosol of brake cleaner which is an excellent surface preparation

There is no real pattern emerging, the rusting is very random but very widespread. Fortunately it has not got to the rot stage yet - where my Pinin had rusted, it was rot. Having worked from the rear end I am just at the front wings areas now and have treated the rust today with Aquasteel. There are some very small minor rust patches still to be done that I shall return to when I Waxoyl the chassis innards and doors etc. I've left it to "cure" for a full day as per the destructions (a total pain as it added a day to each section I did) so tomorrow I'llgo over it with Hammerite underseal and replace the arch liners. It has been a mammoth task and I have no idea how much extra life I have bought.

I think this stuff is like Jenolite rather than Kurust, the brushes can be cleaned with water. Jenolite always has been my favourite but I like that it is white (until the reaction with the rust) as I can see where I have missed. :laugh:

I have used a full 2.5L of Underseal and might not have enough for this last bit.

virginian wrote: My jim spent most of its life in Christchurch, but most of the rust is located around welds & fixings rather than flat surfaces

Will you replace the exhaust heat shield? When I replaced my Jimny rear box it was a tad larger than the one I took off and I was forever plagued with it tapping against the chassis.

My rear box one had to be cut off even though a small amount simply crumpled in my hands. :whistle:

Farther forward the heat shield has protected the floor by being a sacrificial layer. :blink:

After I have coated the underfloor, I was mostly thinking about fitting the rearbox without the heatshield. After trawling through various posts on the subject, the point has been made that most aftermarket boxes don't have it fitted anyway, though the fact that Suzuki fitted one should mean something.....stop laughing at the back :lol: